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a few minutes on Libya and Wisconsin Unions

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Tony Vahl — 3 Comments ↓

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hear the opinion of a common man who has no allegiances to any organization or political movement? Wonder no more, brave web sojourner, and welcome to the DailySkew Mobile Podcast!…

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Posted in Current Events, economy, Podcast, World News

In defense of the All-Star Game deciding home field advantage for the World Series

Posted on February 17, 2011 by thedailyskew — 3 Comments ↓

Back in 2002, there was a tie during the All-Star game. Damian said the following about it: There should be no controversy surrounding the 2002 All-Star Game ending in an 11-inning tie. The television, radio, newspapers, and Internet media outlets are blowing…

Tagged with: all star game, America, baseball, bud selig, controversy, exhibition game, frequent contributor, home field advantage, Internet media outlets, playoff contenders, playoff implications, radio show hosts, the NFL, the World Series, unique sport, World Series
Posted in Sports

When Harry Met Sally: Dating Stories

Posted on February 17, 2011 by thedailyskew — 1 Comment ↓

I was watching the movie “When Harry Met Sally” the other day, and I was struck by a notion: the women I have dated over the years remind me of Harry. I relate more to Sally, except for all that…

Tagged with: America, author, British Empire, change the game, dating stories, emotional level, Harry Met Sally, love, mental toughness, neatness, physical attributes, truth, When Harry Met Sally
Posted in DailySkew Editorial

Sweatshops in India and America; Lula Popularity; Dailyskew New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2010 by admin — No Comments ↓

Download now or listen on posterous sweatshopsinIndiaandLula (2890 KB) On today’s final Dailyskew Mobile Podcast of 2010, Tony Vahl discusses: – how photos of Spinvox “Sweatshops” in India look strangely similar to places Vahl has worked, like Metrocall and…

Tagged with: America, brazilian president, Dailyskew New Year, dream seeker, happy new year, India, metrocall, Ozone Park, roj, steinbrenner, sweatshops in india, tashman, Tony Vahl, Vahl
Posted in DailySkew Editorial, injustice, Podcast, politics

2010 Yeti Award Winner

Posted on December 22, 2010 by admin — 9 Comments ↓

Well, there were a lot of, ahem, deserving nominees this year for the 2010 Yeti Award. As always, the final decision was difficult. Let’s go over three nominees (including one anti-Yeti) before announcing our winner: – Julian Assange Well, Damian…

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Posted in Current Events, politics, Yeti

Bill Clinton Obama Press Conference

Posted on December 13, 2010 by admin — 1 Comment ↓

In the spirit of the “What I learned today” series of blog posts I did a million years ago, here’s my blow-by-blow description of the Bill Clinton Obama Presidential Press Conference from Friday: First minute: – Obama cracks joke about…

Tagged with: America, blow description, Bob Ryan-esque, Boris Yeltsin, bush tax cuts, Clinton, Dominican Republic, drudgereport, fox news, haiti, Jake Tapper, Japan, Obama, one more christmas, payroll tax, President, presidential press conference, progressive taxation, unemployment relief, United States, words
Posted in Podcast, politics

2010 Yeti Award Nominees

Posted on November 21, 2010 by admin — 9 Comments ↓

The Yeti Award is given to the person or event that most closely represents the spirit of the Yeti from the classic Microsoft Ski game (coming soon to the iPhone! Talk about irony). We ask that you look at the…

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Posted in Yeti

Will Deficit Reduction Proposals Be Rejected?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by admin — 1 Comment ↓

BIG GOVERNMENT IS STIFLING THE AMERICAN SPIRIT (IQ2US.ORG) from Intelligence Squared US on Vimeo. The above video was a debate on the topic, “Big Government is Stifling the American Spirit.” This was a great debate, which included Art Laffer (of…

Tagged with: 9 11 attacks, America, american spirit, art laffer, economic advisor, economic disaster, economy, election cycle, good old time, great debate, health, Housing Bubble, laffer curve, laura tyson, Obama, phil gramm, president clinton, pundits, roubini, San Francisco, tax rates, time politicians, wage earners, wealthy folks
Posted in economy, Podcast

Immigration Reform: It’s Already Here

Posted on August 4, 2010 by admin — 4 Comments ↓

[WARNING: THIS BLOG WAS WRITTEN IN REALTIME] So, I did a video this morning about how ironic it is that Arizona Immigration Law has had the unintended consequence of increasing the number of Mexicans in Colorado. So much for stopping…

Tagged with: America, Arizona, Colorado, Congress, crossing the desert, damian, formality, hospitality construction, Illegal immigration, immigration issue, immigration law, immigration reform, immigration rights, job application, job opportunity, living wage, mexicans, minimum wage, possible solution, rush, slave wages, state governments, U.S., undocumented workers, unintended consequence, United States, USA, video, wages and conditions, work visa
Posted in Podcast, politics